Dean Winters

Brown-haired, wiry actor Dean Winters got a relatively late start in the business, going along at his younger brother's urging to an acting class at age 27. From there, he discovered a fondness for as...
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Josh Duhamel Offers Up Fergie As Co-Star's Surrogate

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Feb 18, 2015

Actor Josh Duhamel jokingly offered his wife Fergie as a surrogate to new co-star Dean Winters during an awkward TV interview in America on Wednesday (18Feb15).
After embarrassing his Battle Creek castmate by revealing his ex-girlfriends were always on the set, Transformers star Duhamel suggested his wife would be perfect for Winters when he revealed he was keen to become a dad. The single John Wick star told U.S. news show Access Hollywood Live he wanted to become a father this year (15), prompting Duhamel to quip, "I could talk to my wife."
Winters said, "I'm not getting any younger, so I need do this right now... I think I want to start off with the kid and then see what happens."
His co-star then confessed that he and his wife are hoping to expand their brood "in the next year or two". The couple's son Axl was born in August, 2013.

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If Battle Creek, Michigan is known at all, it's for being the home of Kellogg's, the country's largest cereal manufacturer. If Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has anything to say about it, however, that's all about to change. Gilligan, along with former House executive producer David Shore, has the crime drama Battle Creek premiering on CBS in the fall. The show follows Josh Duhamel as an FBI agent dispatched from Detroit to the Southwestern Michigan city to set up a new field office, who has to work with a local detective, played by Dean Winters (Law &amp; Order: SVU). It's a high powered affair with X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer helming the first episode and serving as one of the show's producers.
In Breaking Bad, Gilligan charted the rise of Walter White, an unlikely drug kingpin in the semi-odd location of Albuquerque, New Mexico. While that locale was strictly chosen for financial considerations — the cost to shoot there was cheaper than California — this time the show's setting was done with a purpose.
By placing the show in a small, economically depressed city — especially one surrounded largely by rural areas and tied to the rest of the world by the interstate that runs through it connecting Detroit with Chicago — Gilligan has set his story up to deal with issues that we don’t normally see a big city crime drama delve into. The detectives on the show will be working with basically no budget and without much support. Unlike, say, the detectives on Castle, a show where there is a seemingly neverending supply of resources, Battle Creek's law enforcement will be forced to work with the outdated technology and Duhamel's earnest FBI agent won't be getting a warm reception from the locals (who also include Kal Penn and Janet McTeer).
Settling in a Midwestern city, where there's a stark racial disparity between the population within the city limits and the population just outside, gives Gilligan and his writers an opportunity to address social issues that frequently get ignored these days by most police dramas... namely the rifts that still exist throughout much of the nation along both racial and socioeconomic lines. In a nod to Breaking Bad — and given the actual level of the crime in the actual Battle Creek — expect to see some storylines that deal with crystal meth producers.
Unlike some other crime shows that have been set off the beaten path — such as Twin Peaks or Justified — the feel of Battle Creek isn't meant to come off as unique or quirky. The real Battle Creek is a mix of urban decay, Midwestern values and apathy brought on by the steady decrease in the area's industry and economy (full disclosure: I grew up in the area and still pass through on a semi-regular basis). It's a situation that is germane to a lot of small cities that once had a wealth of manufacturing that helped it grow but then did not have anything to replace the jobs or money when those companies moved or closed.
Gilligan originally tried to sell his pilot script about 10 years ago at the onset of the country's economic downturn. Years later, the situation hasn't changed markedly for Battle Creek and dozens of cities exactly like it. Deciding to tell a police story amidst that reality is an interesting choice… what Gilligan and his team decide to do with it will be fascinating to watch.
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CBS announced its fall television lineup today, and the network seems to be charting very familiar territory. While the other broadcast players scramble for the next big thing, CBS is firmly in cruise control. It would be easy to say that the the channel is just going through the motions, but the folks at CBS know what works and know their audience even better, which is why they're still the reigning champs of broadcast television. This year, the channel that brought you NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, brings you their next surefire hit, NCIS: Somewhere Else, plus another half dozen police procedurals and two new comedies... one of which is actually a really old comedy. In these hardscrabble times, it may be difficult to decide which NCIS to watch, so we've rounded up all the new shows in CBS's 2014-2015 lineup.
Scorpion What It Is: Drama.What's It About: Eccentric genius and his team of misfits battle against high tech threats of the modern age, but the socially awkward group needs a translator of sorts, to help them communicate to the world around them.Who's In It: Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee.What It Sounds Like: The Big Bang Theory meets Criminal Minds. How Good Will It Be: It looks like This show looks like it might try to mine the same kinds of humor as The Big Bang Theory, which often nosedives into silly stereotyping of nerd culture without being actually funny or insightful. This one isn’t looking good at all. How Long Will It Last: CBS might be trying to find a bridge between the faux-geeky comedy in Big Bang and the litany of cop procedurals on the network. Perhaps the network’s audience will pick up on that. Airs: Mondays at 10 PM this fall.
NCIS: New Orleans What It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: The local field office investigates criminal cases involving military personnel. Who's In It: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan.What It Sounds Like: It’s going to be NCIS, but everyones going to be talking about gumbo. How Good Will It Be: As good as an NCIS spin-off can be. Scott Bakula is great, but we doubt he's going to flourish in this.How Long Will It Last: Forever.Airs: Tuesdays at 9 PM this fall.
Stalker What It Is: Police procedural. What's It About: Det. Jack Larsen and his new boss, Lt. Beth Davis, investigate dangerous stalker incidents. Who's In It: Maggie Q, Dylan McDermott.What It Sounds Like: The inevitable Catfish episode of Law and Order: SVU. How Good Will It Be: CBS already has about 90 other cop shows, and this one isn’t doing much to stand out. There’s a new wrinkle (hey, we’re only going after stalkers in this on) but that’s no enough to separate it from the herd. How Long Will It Last: McDermott’s last show on CBS, Hostages, was a big misfire for the network. Plus, there are already so many procedurals clogging up the network’s schedule. We’re thinking some cop drama fatigue might be creeping in. Airs: Wednesday at 10 PM this fall.
Madame Secretary What It Is: Political drama.What's It About: Elizabeth Cord, the newly appointed Secretary of State, balances work and family life while trying to serve the President. Who's In It: Téa Leoni, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller.What It Sounds Like: House of Cards without all the murder by train.How Good Will It Be: It looks a little staid compared to the wilder political action available from other dramas of its ilk. Still, maybe a slower drama depicting Washington is a move in the right direction.How Long Will It Last: House of Cards and Scandal has shown that political shows can survive and thrive on TV as long as they’re soapy and ridiculous. Madame Secretary looks a bit tamer than those two efforts so thrillseekers might not be interested. We’ll give it a season or two. Airs: Sundays at 8 PM this fall.
The McCarthys What It Is: Multi-camera sitcom. What's It About: The gay son of a brash Boston family wants to leave the city, but decides to stay when his outspoken and politically incorrect father gives him a position as an assistant coach on the local basketball team. Who's In It: Laurie Metcalf, Tyler Ritter, Jack McGee. What It Sounds Like: That one episode of All in the Family where meathead comes out to Archie. How Good Will It Be: We’re excited to see Laurie Metcalf return to TV, but the story itself doesn’t sound all that original or exciting. How Long Will It Last: Since Fox’s Dads failed to deliver ratings, it seems that we might be a bit tired of the whole "outspoken fathers annoying their sons thing" on TV. This one might not get a back nine. Airs: Thursdays at 9:30 PM this fall.
CSI: CyberWhat It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: Special Agent Avery Ryan is in charge of the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a team that solves crimes centered on the Internet.Who's In It: Patricia Arquette.What It Sounds Like: CSI meets the Internet.How Good Will It Be: It depends which The Who song they chose for the theme song. How Long Will It Last: Forever, or at least a handful of years.Airs: Midseason.
Battle Creek What It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: Two bickering detectives with polar opposite world views work together to clean up the mean streets of Battle Creek, Michigan. Who's In It: Josh Duhmel, Dean Winters.What It Sounds Like: A more straightforward version of True Detective How Good Will It Be: Dean Winters is always great, and television heavyweights Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) and David Shore (House) are producing. This could be something special.How Long Will It Last: This series seems darker and grittier than the average CBS procedural, which might not click with regular viewers of CBS’ breezier cop dramas. We’ll be surprised if this gets a second year. Airs: Midseason.
The Odd Couple What It Is: Multi-camera sitcom. What's It About: Charming slob Oscar Madison and buttoned-up neat freak Felix Unger become unlikely roommates after the demise of their marriages. Who's In It: Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon.What It Sounds Like: Well… The Odd Couple.How Good Will It Be: We can’t imagine what new spin this new show could put on the Odd Couple formula since every other sitcom is basically a pastiche of the Odd Couple anyway. Been there, done that. How Long Will It Last: Matthew Perry has been on a serious losing streak so he may be a bad omen for The Odd Couple. we'll give it a season.Airs: Midseason.
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Filmmaker Bryan Singer is heading back to TV to direct Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan's new show Battle Creek. The X-Men director is reteaming with David Shore, who he worked with on House, for the project, which stars Law & Order: SVU's Dean Winters and Kal Penn as a detective and a FBI agent who team up to fight crime in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Andy Samberg has thus far been the most divisive aspect of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. While some people feel that Jake Peralta is his funniest and most likeable character yet, other think that the show should be reworked with a different lead. Whichever side you're on, the show's fifth episode was bound to please, as it finally solved the Peralta problem simply by bringing all of the detectives together on a heated quest to destroy The Vulture — also known as Major Crimes' Detective Pembroke.
The Vulture gets his name from his habit of swopping in on mostly-solved cases, finishing them, and then taking all of the credit, and he's back this time to take on Peralta's murder case. Peralta's been refusing to accept any help from any of his co-workers, despite Holt's constant urging, in order to solve it on his own and take all of the credit. However, just as he finally gets a break — courtesy of Diaz, who recognizes that the wounds might have been caused by a corkscrew, and not a knife — The Vulture arrives to take over and bask in the glory. Played magnificently by Dean Winters, channeling everything we loved to hate about 30 Rock's Dennis Duffy, Beeper King, Pembroke makes a perfect foil to Peralta, and the rage his presence instills in all of the officers is a delight.
But Peralta isn't happy to be kicked off of his case, and he, Santiago (Melissa Fumero), Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz), and Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) go out for drinks in order to plan an epic prank, and end up deciding to solve the case before The Vulture gets to it. The strength of Brooklyn Nine-Nine is really its ensemble of weird, driven characters, and by forcing so many of them together this week, it feels like the show may have found the ideal way to let the supporting characters shine while still balancing out Peralta's wacky hijinks. It's good to see the show finally taking advantage of the "workplace" aspect of being a workplace comedy, as it benefits all of the characters. Santiago finally gets to have a plot that doesn't solely revolve around impressing the captain, and the audience gets to learn more about Diaz, who is the show's most underdeveloped character. It was also great to see Boyle finally be treated like part of the team, rather than just being the guy everyone walks all over. By the time they're digging in the garbage chute to find the missing murder weapon, it finally feels like the show has found its footing.
Meanwhile, Captain Holt has decided that it's time for Sgt. Jeffords to return to the field, and so he concocts a plan to trick him into being re-certified to carry a gun by asking Jeffords to give him and Gina a shooting lesson. However, once Jeffords realizes what is really going on, he's no longer able to shoot, and Terry Crews once again gets to steal the episode by stalling for time in the most ridiculous ways possible. Brooklyn Nine-Nine serves up another unusual pairing that nonetheless works perfectly in Gina and Holt. Where Holt is calm, encouraging, and later frustrated, Gina is obnoxious, distracting and flirtatious. Andre Braugher and Chelsea Peretti have very different styles and delivery, but they play off each other so well that we can't help but hope for many more Gina-and-Holt plots in the future.
Episode Highlights: - Samberg finally gets to show off some of his excellent physical comedy with a very slow, spiteful walk back to his desk. - The Vulture swoops in and steals Boyle's coffee, which is even more disappointing because Charles used a gift card to pay for it.- Sgt. Jeffords, freaking out in the gun range: "How do you breathe? Is it two in, one out?" - Boyle's revenge plans include breaking into The Vulture's apartment to burn popcorn in the microwave, replacing all of his aloe tissues with regular tissues and saran wrapping his motorcycle - Gina answers the phone with "Gina's Authentic Stolen Police Badges, how may I help you?" She also keeps a hair dryer in her purse because she's "not an animal," and her dance troupe is called "Floorgasm." Gina is the best. - Boyle finally proves that he has broad shoulders by getting stuck in the garbage chute.- One of Peralta's alter egos is "Dr. Jacob Peralta, who has a PhD is Slow Jam Studies from Funktown University." - Pembroke: "Stay foxy." Santiago: "Die Lonely."
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Veteran actor and comedian Jonathan Winters has died at the age of 87. He passed away of natural causes in Montecito, California on Thursday (11Apr13).
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Winters served two years in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II before enrolling at Kenyon College, where he landed a job as a radio DJ and perfected his stand-up routine.
Winters went on to record a number of comedy albums and became a regular on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. He also hosted his own TV variety show in the late 1960s.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Mearth in the hit TV series Mork & Mindy, but his other small screen credits include Hee Haw, David Rules, Hot Dog, The Hollywood Squares, The Dean Martin Show and The Twilight Zone.
In 2008 he was presented with the TV Land Award from Robin Williams, who previously called Winters one of his idols.
On the big screen, Winters appeared in over 40 films, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming and The Flintstones. He also provided the voice of Papa Smurf in the animated 2011 Smurfs movie and he reprised his role for the sequel, which is due to be released this summer (13).

Do the Bourne movies make any sense? Enough. The first three films — The Bourne Identity Supremacy and Ultimatum — throw in just enough detail into the covert ops babble and high-speed action that by the end Jason Bourne comes out an emotional character with an evident mission. That's where Bourne Legacy drops the ball. A "sidequel" to the original trilogy Legacy follows super soldier Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) as he runs jumps and shoots his way out of the hands of his government captors. The film is identical to its predecessors; political intrigue chase scenes morally ambiguous CIA agents monitoring their man-on-the-run from a computer-filled HQ — a Bourne movie through and through. But Legacy has to dig deeper to find new ground to cover introducing elements of sci-fi into the equation. The result is surprisingly limp and even more incomprehensible.
Damon's Bourne spent three blockbusters uncovering his past erased by the assassin training program Treadstone. Renner's Alex Cross has a similar do-or-die mission: after Bourne's antics send Washington into a tizzy Cross' own training program Outcome is terminated. Unlike Bourne Cross is enhanced by "chems" (essentially steroid drugs) that keep him alive and kicking ass. When Outcome is ended Cross goes rogue to stay alive and find more pills.
Steeped heavily in the plot lines of the established mythology Bourne Legacy jumps back and forth between Cross and the clean up job of the movie's big bad (Edward Norton) and his elite squad of suits. The movie balances a lot of moving parts but the adventure never feels sprawling or all that exciting. Actress Rachel Weisz vibrant in nearly every role she takes on plays a chemist who is key to Cross' chemical woes. The two are forced into partnership Weisz limited to screaming cowering and sneaking past the occasional airport x-ray machine while her partner aggressively fistfights his way through any hurdle in his path. Renner is equally underserved. Cross is tailored to the actor's strengths — a darker more aggressive character than Damon's Bourne but with one out of every five of the character's lines being "CHEMS!" shouted at the top of his lungs Renner never has the time or the material to develop him.
Writer/director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton Duplicity and the screenwriter of the previous three movies) is a master of dense language but his style choices can't breath life into the 21st century epic speak. In the film's necessary car chase Gilroy mimics the loose camera style of Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass without fully embracing it. The wishy washy approach sucks the life out of large-scale set pieces. The final 30 minutes of Bourne Legacy is a shaky cam naysayer's worst nightmare.
The Bourne Legacy demonstrates potential without ever kicking into high gear. One scene when Gilroy finally slows down and unleashes absolute terror on screen is striking. Unfortunately the moment doesn't involve our hero and its implications never explained. That sums up Legacy; by the film's conclusion it only feels like the first hour has played out. The movie crawls — which would be much more forgivable if the intense banter between its large ensemble carried weight. Instead Legacy packs the thrills of an airport thriller: sporadically entertaining and instantly forgettable.
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Theatrics slapstick and cheer are cinematic qualities you rarely find outside the realm of animation. Disney perfected it with their pantheon of cartoon classics mixing music humor spectacle and light-hearted drama that swept up children while still capturing the imaginations and hearts of their parents. But these days even reinterpretations of fairy tales get the gritty make-over leaving little room for silliness and unfiltered glee. Emerging through that dark cloud is Mirror Mirror a film that achieves every bit of imagination crafted by its two-dimensional predecessors and then some. Under the eye of master visualist Tarsem Singh (The Fall Immortals) Mirror Mirror's heightened realism imbues it with the power to pull off anything — and the movie never skimps on the anything.
Like its animated counterparts Mirror Mirror stays faithful to its source material but twists it just enough to feel unique. When Snow White (Lily Collins) was a little girl her father the King ventured into a nearby dark forest to do battle with an evil creature and was never seen or heard from again. The kingdom was inherited by The Queen (Julia Roberts) Snow's evil stepmother and the fair-skinned beauty lived locked up in the castle until her 18th birthday. Grown up and tired of her wicked parental substitute White sneaks out of the castle to the village for the first time. There she witnesses the economic horrors The Queen has imposed upon the people of her land all to fuel her expensive beautification. Along the way Snow also meets Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer) who is suffering from his own money troubles — mainly being robbed by a band of stilt-wearing dwarves. When the Queen catches wind of the secret excursion she casts Snow out of the castle to be murdered by her assistant Brighton (Nathan Lane).
Fairy tales take flack for rejecting the idea of women being capable but even with its flighty presentation and dedication to the old school Disney method Mirror Mirror empowers its Snow White in a genuine way thanks to Collins' snappy charming performance. After being set free by Brighton Snow crosses paths with the thieving dwarves and quickly takes a role on their pilfering team (which she helps turn in to a Robin Hooding business). Tarsem wisely mines a spectrum of personalities out of the seven dwarves instead of simply playing them for one note comedy. Sure there's plenty of slapstick and pun humor (purposefully and wonderfully corny) but each member of the septet stands out as a warm compassionate companion to Snow even in the fantasy world.
Mirror Mirror is richly designed and executed in true Tarsem-fashion with breathtaking costumes (everything from ball gowns to the dwarf expando-stilts to ridiculous pirate ship hats with working canons) whimsical sets and a pitch-perfect score by Disney-mainstay Alan Menken. The world is a storybook and even its monsters look like illustrations rather than photo-real creations. But what makes it all click is the actors. Collins holds her own against the legendary Julia Roberts who relishes in the fun she's having playing someone despicable. She delivers every word with playful bite and her rapport with Lane is off-the-wall fun. Armie Hammer riffs on his own Prince Charming physique as Alcott. The only real misgiving of the film is the undercooked relationship between him and Snow. We know they'll get together but the journey's half the fun and Mirror Mirror serves that portion undercooked.
Children will swoon for Mirror Mirror but there's plenty here for adults — dialogue peppered with sharp wisecracks and a visual style ripped from an elegant tapestry. The movie wears its heart on its sleeve and rarely do we get a picture where both the heart and the sleeve feel truly magical.
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30 Rock has some of the best recurring characters in television. Dean Winters is a champ as Liz Lemon’s (Tina Fey) on-again-off-again horrible boyfriend, Dennis Duffy. Chris Parnell is comedic dynamite as worst-doctor-ever, Leo Spaceman. But topping them all is Will Arnett as Jack Donaghy’s (Alec Baldwin) consistent business rival, Devon Banks—the ruthless, double-crossing NBC executive who puts as much effort into stabbing his competitors in the back as he once did into hiding his sexuality.
Thankfully, we will be seeing Banks again soon, as Arnett will make another guest appearance on Season 6 of 30 Rock.
The last we saw of Banks, he was newly married and the father of triplets. After being approached by Jack with a chance to help the newly renovated NBC become more “gay-friendly,” Banks manipulates this opportunity to make a power play for Jack’s job. However, he realizes that he cannot bear to let the demanding position take him away from his children.
Now that Banks is a family man without professional aspirations, what role will he play in his upcoming episode? Perhaps he’ll try to rival Jack, also a new parent, in a competition of fatherly superiority. Maybe he’ll find a way to involve his children in running a company. Or he might just be back to stalk Kenneth again. No matter what, it’ll be a win.
Arnett stars (also in the position of stay-at-home dad) on NBC’s Up All Night, which airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Season 6 of 30 Rock will premiere as a mid-season replacement in January on NBC.
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After garnering widespread praise (and an Oscar nomination for screenwriting) for his 2000 directorial debut You Can Count on Me Kenneth Lonergan was in-demand. In September 2005 the writer/director began production on a follow-up feature: Margaret which touted Anna Paquin Matt Damon Mark Ruffalo Matthew Broderick Allison Janney as well as legendary filmmakers Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) as producers. The movie wrapped production in a few months time. The buzz was already growing.
Now six years later the movie is finally hitting theaters. So…what took so long?
The journey to this point hasn't been an easy one and it shows. If a film's shot footage is a block of granite and the editing process is the careful carving that turns it into a statuesque work of art Margaret feels like it was attacked by a blind man with a jackhammer. The film is a cinematic disaster a mishmash of shallow characters overwrought politics and sporadic tones. The story follows Lisa Coen (Paquin) a New York teenager who finds herself drowning in chaos after distracting a bus driver (Ruffalo) causing him to hit and kill a pedestrian (Janney). Initially Lisa tells the police it was all an accident but as time passes regret takes hold and the girl embarks on a mission to take down the man she now regards as a culprit. That's just the tip of the iceberg–along the way Lisa deals with everyday teen stuff: falling for her geometry teacher (Damon) combating her anxiety-ridden actress mother losing her virginity dabbling in drugs debating 9/11 and the Iraq War cultivating a relationship with her father in LA and more. There are about eight seasons of television stuffed into Margaret but even a two and a half hour run time can't make it all click.
For more on Margaret check out Indie Seen: Margaret the Long Lost Anna Paquin/Matt Damon Movie

Began acting in his late 20s after being encouraged by his younger brother to come along to a drama class

Made TV debut in a recurring role on the NBC police series, "Homicide: Life on the Street"

Played manipulative and crafty inmate Ryan O'Reilly on the HBO prison drama, "Oz"

Played Sarah Conner's love interest on several episodes of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (FOX)

Summary

Brown-haired, wiry actor Dean Winters got a relatively late start in the business, going along at his younger brother's urging to an acting class at age 27. From there, he discovered a fondness for as well as a proficiency in the craft, and began to land TV guest roles. Among his first professional acting jobs was a recurring role on NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street", playing the husband of a murdered woman. In subsequent episodes, his character confessed to the murder, and was later featured in a prison riot episode. Winters went from this Fontana/Levinson production to another, landing a regular role on the gritty HBO prison drama "Oz" in 1997. The actor played prisoner Ryan O'Reilly, a manipulative and crafty yet oddly likable inmate whose survival skills have allowed him to enjoy a virtually unvictimized existence in the hellish prison. Not a member of any of the main groups represented at Oswald Correctional Facility, O'Reilly succeeded by playing each faction off of another to achieve his desired end. Winters' performance in the program was consistently compelling, and he was given room to show his skills with his character playing integral parts in some of the series' wilder storylines. A breast cancer survivor, O'Reilly fell so hard for the doctor that diagnosed and treated him that he had his mentally challenged brother (played by his real-life sibling Scott William Winters) on the outside kill her husband. He counts among his other credits the slow murder of a fellow inmate by spiking his food with ground glass, fixing a series of boxing matches by drugging whichever combatant he bet against and insidiously overtaking the drug trade from the established dealing group. Winters' multi-dimensional portrayal of the calculating survivor has made O'Reilly a favorite character among fans despite his obvious despicable qualities, his moving depiction of O'Reilly's struggle with his genuine if twisted love for Dr. Nathan (Lauren Velez) and the fierce protectiveness of his overly trusting newly imprisoned brother Cyril (who landed in Oz because of the murder his brother ordered) serving as particularly strong examples of Winters' acting strength.